Christmas Dancers

Merry Christmas!

Christmas was pretty quiet for us this year. The kids opened presents this morning (HOW DO WE HAVE SO MANY TOY CARS NOW?), and we visited with my dad's family this afternoon.

Josiah and Allison enjoyed themselves so much they both fell asleep in the car on the way home tonight.

Josiah continues to fight some weird bug. Friday night, St. Jude gave us some Pedialyte to start giving him instead of water, to make sure he doesn't get dehydrated. So far, it seems to be working.

Merry Christmas!

Stable MRI Results — An Early Christmas Present

Yesterday's MRI showed that Josiah's tumor remains stable. He's been off chemo since June 2010, with no new tumor growth!

Now, Josiah will never be in true "remission," since the tumor will always be present in his brain. That said, we are in what is the best case scenario — that Josiah's tumor is "dormant." This doesn't mean that it can't or won't grow again in the future, so we will continue regular MRIs in the future, just as we have been doing.

But it sure makes for a good Christmas. I can't say that about the candy Josiah is helping make in that photo. If we give you candy, make sure there aren't any Cars 2 figurines in it.

Haha, I'm kidding.

Mostly.